"She's perfectly lovely," Allison said, laughing at his theatrics. "She's such a brilliant person, both mentally and in terms of her personality. I don't know how she's managed to have two children and still have that much energy."
She pulled back and grinned. "Sorry, I'm a bit over-touchy at times. I can bake, so can Toby. You can have special cakes baked by me and iced by him. He'll like that."
Allison thought about it. "I'd just like to have magic, even if it's in a dream. It's the one thing I keenly miss here. It's like being blind or having another sort of disability."